Synonyms for shipworm

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teredo · teredinid · teredine

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Noun

Definitions

1. n. 1

   Any of several wormlike marine molluscs (not true worms) of the family Teredinidae that bore through the wooden hulls of ships and other woody material immersed in salt water; specifically, the naval shipworm or turu (Teredo navalis), the type species of the genus Teredo.

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Plural

shipworms → teredinids, teredos, teredines…

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Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

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6 letters

teredo

8 letters

teredine

9 letters

teredinid

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